1999 Porsche Boxster engine problems
15 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1999 Porsche Boxster, which is 43% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 43% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
When coming to a stop while air cinditioning is on, vehicle shutters. The dealer has been notified. Consumer states whenever driven, the vehicle almost stalls, the district manager stated that all of the 97-99 boxters have this problem which can not be fixed. *slc
This low-mileage vehicle experienced a catastrophic engine failure at freeway speed. The vehicle was cruising on level freeway when the engine lost power and white smoke began pouring out of the exhaust. The engine died and would not restart on the side of the freeway and was towed to a service facility. After complete disassembly it was determined that the engine was not rebuild-able due to a slipped cylinder sleeve which resulted in piston, cylinder head and block damage. Detailed photos are available.
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